Helene Hegemann

Helene Hegemann
Hegemann in 2013
Hegemann in 2013
Born (1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 32)
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Occupation
  • Writer
  • director
  • actress
NationalityGerman
PartnerAndrea Hanna Hünniger

Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress. As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, Axolotl Roadkill, sparked a plagiarism controversy.[1][2] The book has since been translated in various languages.

  1. ^ "Helene Hegemann, the art of cut and paste". Berliner Zeitung. 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ Nicholas Kulish (February 11, 2010). "Author, 17, Says It's 'Mixing,' Not Plagiarism". The New York Times.